The good times are no longer rolling for the Wizards now that the All-Star break is over. They lost their second in a row Sunday – the first time they’ve lost consecutive games since Jan. 3 – 102-92 to the Utah Jazz at Verizon Center in front of 19,648.

John Wall (23 points, 11 assists) and Bradley Beal (22 points) led Washington but it was dominated on both ends of the floor by one of the league’s elite defensive teams. The Wizards were held to less than 100 points for the first time in 24 games after being embarrassed Friday in a 120-112 loss at the Philadelphia 76ers.

They were bruised early and often by Utah (37-22), which held them to just 15 points in the second quarter as they trailed 49-39 at the half and never got the deficit to less than 10 until a jumper from Beal in the final four minutes.

A pair of foul shots by Bojan Bogdanovic (15 points), playing for the second time since being acquired in a trade, pulled the Wizards to 95-89 but Hayward responded with a pair of three-pointers to slam the door shut.

--Beal didn’t score in the first half, missing his only two shots as he played 11 minutes as he was limited by three fouls. His pull-up jump shot at 8:54 of the third was his first field goal but the Wizards still were down 56-43.

--Morris fouled out with 7:31 because of a charge. He was then ejected as he received his seventh and eighth technical of the season. Wall was called for his 10th technical in the first half. Hill didn’t get called for his first foul until 5:17 was left in the game, which was part of Wall’s frustration. The Jazz were 23 of 32 from the foul line. The Wizards were 10 of 13.

--Ian Mahinmi (seven points, two rebounds) only played seven minutes against Philadelphia because of back spasms. He returned to play a season-high 16 minutes and was part of a late run in the third quarter that trimmed the 24-point deficit to 73-60 to enter the fourth.

--Gobert and Favors dominated inside. They combined for eight blocks and converted lob after lob at the rim. Marcin Gortat (six points, eight rebounds) was pulled at 6:48 of the third quarter. Defensively they snuffed out the Wizards’ pick-and-roll and broke up lobs at the rim to Morris on two occasions. They also combined to grabbed 27 total rebounds and contributed to the overall one-sidedness, 51-27.

--Jason Smith, who was the best player off the bench for Washington in the loss to Philadelphia, didn’t make an appearance for the first time since Dec. 18. He’s lost his time to Mahinmi and Bogdanovic.

Looking at the list of players who made the top three teams, it shouldn’t be an issue, but these three guys got more votes than the Wizards' duo combined: Steven Adams, Trevor Ariza, and Dwight Howard. It is not surprising that Beal and Wall did not make an All-NBA team. It is odd that Beal didn’t receive a vote.

Very quickly Lawson showed what the Wizards saw in him. He added a spark off the bench, particularly on offense. He showed no restraint in looking for his own shot and in Game 2 against the Raptors hit 4-of-5 from long range.

Lawson proved he still has the quickness that made him an above average NBA point guard in his prime. There were questions about his athleticism given he is 30 years old and spent most of the season in China, but Lawson was still noticeably faster than his contemporaries on the Wizards' bench.

Whether Lawson proved enough to stick around in the NBA is the real question. He only played six games for the Wizards and, though he impressed to a certain degree, teams had given up on him just a year before.

The Wizards have five open roster spots entering this offseason and have only two point guards in the mix. They will be in the market for more backup help, though it is unclear at this point if they are interested in bringing Lawson back. They have two draft picks and the ability to add players via trades, as they have several times in recent years to address backup point guard.

Working in Lawson's favor to potentially stick around is that the Wizards do not have much money to spend. They are in the luxury tax and will likely need some cheap options to fill out the final spots on their roster.